  Erdoğan, Putin meet in Mexico, discuss Syria June 19, 2012 - 12:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria's future in a meeting that took place on the sidelines of the G-20 event in Mexico, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The Turkish PM later told journalists that the meeting had resulted in both leaders instructing their foreign ministers to work in unity. "Our meeting focused on further steps on Syria," Erdoğan said. "Right now, we gave our foreign ministers clear instructions. They will be working together from now on." Erdoğan added that the final policies on Syria will be better shaped once he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights  The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 11 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.Second round of Armenia-Azerbaijan talks set for May 11 The second round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place on May 11.About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. |
